Social Welfare Honorees

“All we want is to be recognized as human beings, not machines” (Sydney Hillman).

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REBECCA GRATZ (1789-1861), EDUCATOR AND PHILANTHROPIST

ERNESTINE ROSE (1810-1892), WOMEN’S RIGHTS PIONEER

SAMUEL GOMPERS (1850-1924) AND SIDNEY HILLMAN (1887-1946)

JULIUS ROSENWALD (1862-1932)